Aug 1, 2014
My guest today is Andy Puddicombe, the founder of Headspace, an award-winning digital health platform that provides guided meditation sessions. Puddicombe is a former Buddhist monk with a degree in Circus Arts.
The topic is meditation.
In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:
- Puddicombe’s background and how he came into the position he is in today
- Some traumatic events which may have had an influence on Puddicombe’s decision to become a monk
- Covel’s own meditation experience
- Comparing mindfulness and meditation
- The importance of a daily practice
- Stress and the science behind meditation
- Neuroplasticity
- The wandering mind and unhappiness
- The idea of the present moment, and how traders that embrace the present moment have an advantage
- Intuition
Jump in!
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